USPTO Head Flies To China For IP Summit

Law360 (March 1, 2004, 12:00 AM EST) -- The acting head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Jon Dudas, flew to China over the weekend for a week of consultations with his counterparts at China's intellectual property agencies.

Dudas is expected to meet with Chinese officials to discuss the challenges posed by the growth in patent and trademark filings in the U.S. and in China, as well as efforts to improve enforcement of intellectual property rights.

“China is a major player in the global trading system and an obvious potential market for U.S....